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Started around 10.30 just by the fishing hut, water clear and low, caught several chub to 4lb. After lunch moved downstream and started to catch Barbel took 3 to 6lb and lost a big one in the weed. Finished around 6pm would probably have landed more towards dusk.

Firstly, what a beautiful beat! Very secluded and one of the prettiest places I've fished. Water very low and fish very spooky. No fish caught but thoroughly enjoyed just being there. Camped at Aberbran Fawr site (Matthews fruit farm on the Penpont beat - fished it 10th July), very friendly people, £5 per night and right on the river bank - what more could you ask for?!
We will definitely be back when there is more water. WUF service is outstanding - wish I'd found it sooner! Many thanks.

My first ever trip to Whitehouse, I was very impressed with the ease of access and strimmed/marked swims. The river was very low and the weather very hot, as a result the fishing was far from easy. I did manage to extract one Barbel of about 7.5lb from under an overhanging tree in the morning, but had to settle for a dozen or so small Chub during the rest of the day.

All fish were caught on small Halibut pellets. Despite the fairly hard fishing, I had a great day in beautiful surroundings.

River was very low and weather a bit too hot and unfortunately no fish caught but what a fantastic location! A few fish moving but very shallow clear water made them exceptionally spooky.

Between 2 rods, 22 x trout, best fish around 11-12 inches. Almost no natural rises on the day, but a Bibio fished round through the ripple on a floating line brought them up, plus a few came to Williams Favourite and Blae and Black. Tremendous fun, on the kind of water more usually associated with the far north of Scotland or the west of Ireland.

Considering the conditions, I was somewhat relieved to manage one 8" trout on a GRHE and a very surprised 1 1/2lb chub on a Klink! River very low and in need of some rain. Access difficult as expected, a wading staff is good for the balsam, I shall be trying again after we have had some rain.

Brown trout x 3 fish by dry fly, Grayling x 3 fish by dry fly. Fished about 7 hours. (From 14 to 21)

Although we were fortunate that the day was overcast and not too warm it was one when Mr Crabtree would have told Peter that the conditions (water clear but low with current slow - a rhyme, what next?) were not conducive to catching fish. It was not too easy fishing off the croys just past the power poles downstream of the hut. After a slow start the ghillie, Colin Richardson (what a thoroughly pleasant man) appeared mowing the bankside path (what next!). Apparently he also polishes the stiles on Fridays and gives the hut a coat of paint every other Tuesday!!

Anyway he gave us generous directions and by obeying them we caught 10 barbel, mainly small fish to 8lbs, and 11 chub to just over 4lbs mainly on ledgered halibut pellets plus a few dace on the float using sweet corn. Swims were about a hundred yards below the stile and at the foot of the island at the end of the beat. An enjoyable day considering.

Fished for a couple of hours in the morning at the bottom end where there are small rapids in the oxygenated water and managed a Chub and a Barbel, returned around 5 pm until dark, the Chub were biting every now and again and I had about 5 or 6. Then the Barbel moved in around 8.30pm and I caught a further 5 fish including a 4 pounder, which was the hardest fighter of them all.

Good luck to everyone fishing as its the toughest I have known it on the Wye. Back in September hopefully when there is more water in the river and the conditions are more conducive to fishing rather than sunbathing.

2 Barbel 5 & 7 lb on pellets, 1 Chub on rolling meat.